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High-Impact Terrorism: Proceedings of a Russian-American Workshop »

Authors: Committee on Confronting Terrorism in Russia, Security Office for Central Europe and Eurasia Development, National Research Council in Cooperation with the Russian Academy of Sciences
ISBN-13: 9780309082709, ISBN-10: 0309082706
Format: Paperback
Publisher: National Academies Press
Date Published: May 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Committee on Confronting Terrorism in Russia

Book Synopsis

	Opening Remarks	1
	The Legal Basis for Counterterrorism Activities in the United States	5
	Russian Legislation and the Struggle Against Terrorism	16
	Russian Legislation and the Fight Against Terrorism	25
	Organized Crime and Terrorism	37
	International and Domestic Terrorism	53
	The Role of Internal Affairs Agencies in Efforts to Fight Terrorism Under High-Technology Conditions	61
	From the Experience of the Intelligence Services of the Russian Empire in Combating Terrorists	69
	On Historical Experience in Combating Terrorism	76
	Electromagnetic Terrorism	83
	Molecular Epidemiology as a New Approach in Detecting Terrorist Use of Infectious Agents	89
	Bioterrorism: Threat and Response	102
	Bioterrorism: A View from the Side	106
	Chemical Terrorism: Assessing Threats and Responses	117
	Radiological Terrorism	137
	Nuclear Terrorism	149
	Could Terrorists Produce Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons?	156
	Problems of Preventing Acts of Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism	160
	Selected Technologies and Procedures Intended to Restrict Unauthorized Access to Explosives	167
	Terrorism: Explosives Threat	171
	Computer Terrorism and Internet Security Issues	183
	Preventing and Responding to Cybercrime and Terrorism: Some International Dimensions	198
	Problems of Biological Security in Agriculture	209
	Agricultural Bioterrorism	219
	Terrorism in a High-Tech Society: Legal Aspects and Contemporary Methods of Preventing and Countering Terrorist Activity	235
	Cooperation Among Ministries of Internal Affairs of CIS Member States in the Fight Against Terrorism and Other Manifestations of Extremism	245
	International Centers as a Basis for Controlling Infectious Disease and Countering Bioterrorism	250
	Terrorism Future: Tactics, Strategy, and Stealth	260
	New Opportunities for Bilateral Cooperation	267
	Concluding Statement	270
App. A	Goals of Russian Federal Program on Problems of Natural and Technological Security	273
App. B	Agenda for Workshop on Terrorism in a High-Tech Society and Modern Methods for Prevention and Response, June 4-8, 2001, Moscow, Russia	275